In this Guided Reading unit, students will be expected to keep up with the rigorous reading schedule, even when absent. It is crucial that students complete their Reader Response work on time. Wednesdays will be dedicated to individually going over the students' work, while other students read independently, and start the RRJ work if done.
In general, the following routine will be followed: Mondays: Oral reading in class, to be finished at home; plus RRJ work due Tue Tuesdays: Oral reading and discussion in class; no HW Wednesdays: Independent reading in class, to be finished at home; RRJ HW due Thu Thursdays: Oral reading and discussion in class, to be finished at home
Freedom vs. responsibility; What makes a person free?
Date
Day
Time
Class Reading
Reader Response & homework
Big Ideas
05/3/10
Monday
10:15—11:00
Pre work on big ideas
Describe a situation in which someone is free; not free, due Tues.
Freedom vs. responsibility; What makes a person free?
Introduce new novel, explore the title, genre, new format for work; reading
05/4/10
Tuesday
12:45—1:30
Read Ch 1 (9 pp) and start Ch 2 (9 pp)
Overcoming obstacles (staring down fear/obstacles); hope (for family unity, hope+perseverance (frog story)
05/5/10
Wednesday
10:15—11:00
Ch 2/3/4 independently (26 pp)
finish reading Ch 4, 1 RRj Q
Slavery (Lyddie hired to the inn); freedom (Triphena's idea of freedom; Being fired = being freed?) freedom/responsibility; reach of industry (how wool market affected the family business)
05/6/10
Thursday
9:30—10:15
Ch 5 (4 pp) Ch 6 (7 pp)
finish reading Ch 6
Freedom/slavery (Is slavery black & white? Reaction to meeting a "real" slave)
Weekend HW
Read Ch 7 + 8 (16 pp)
Hope + determination; Slavery (buildings in Lowell = sheep in herding shed); industry (Lyddie adjusts to new factory life)
05/10/10
Monday
10:15—11:00
Ch 9 (12 pp) and Ch 10 (5 pp)
finish reading Ch 10, 1 RRj Q
Industry (the bear, obstacles); slavery/freedom (factory life = slavery or freedom?)
Schedule
In this Guided Reading unit, students will be expected to keep up with the rigorous reading schedule, even when absent. It is crucial that students complete their Reader Response work on time. Wednesdays will be dedicated to individually going over the students' work, while other students read independently, and start the RRJ work if done.
In general, the following routine will be followed:
Mondays: Oral reading in class, to be finished at home; plus RRJ work due Tue
Tuesdays: Oral reading and discussion in class; no HW
Wednesdays: Independent reading in class, to be finished at home; RRJ HW due Thu
Thursdays: Oral reading and discussion in class, to be finished at home
Freedom vs. responsibility; What makes a person free?
Introduce new novel, explore the title, genre, new format for work; reading